The Ogun State police command has commenced investigation into the reported attack on a five-hectare rice farm in the state. The rice plantation, said to be owned by one Julius Okegbenro of Favour CDA, Imala Elega in the state was invaded by a group of unidentified herdsmen. The incident occurred in Ilupeju Ibaro Village, Abeokuta,…
Engineer Seyi Makinde, Oyo State governor has been lauded for his unique approach and commitment towards enhancing livestock production in the country. Makinde was commended by the World Bank, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), at a two-day livestock production stakeholders engagement by the World…
Mr. Onunkwo Obinna Ifeanyichukwu, a livestock farmer based in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, has voiced his concern about the rising prices of food items leading to widespread hunger in the country. Speaking with Bushlink, he suggests that if the Federal Government subsidises the cost of feed machines, it could help alleviate the…
It was just a demonstration of how emotive the issue of presence of herdsmen in certain areas in Nigeria could be. The Enugu State Government, in an attempt to regulate and ensure non-denial of source of meat to its people, decided to encourage ranching in the state but the response was an uproar from the…
TRADERS IN FOODSTUFF AND CATTLE DECRY MULTIPLE TAXATION IN SOUTH-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) has decried the multiple taxes imposed on them on South-East and South-South highways. The national president of AUFCDN, Mohammed Tahir, made this known during a meeting of the union in Enugu on…
In a bid to boost food security in Lagos state and enable financial independence of its residents, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has partnered with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited to empower residents on poultry farming. The collaboration is happening at time many Nigerians are affected by food insecurity, which is said to…
Some farmers in Ekiti State had returned to the farms after the Christmas break with the hope that they would go into the new year in some form of abundance. They had harvested cassava from their farms, and were about to ship their products to the market. They were happy that returns from the farm…
There are indications that the current crisis in the livestock farming and production will ease in the new year. This follows the assurance by the federal government that it would double its effort to boost livestock production in the country. This commitment from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security was given by Dr. Ernest…
Livestock farming has been the most attractive form of farming to humanity. A livestock farmer can do it in the comfort of his home. What that means is that he does not have to cover some distance, particularly if it is on a small scale, for him to get to the farm and attend to…
